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Assembly Bill A6274

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Creates a domestic abuse hotline for teens

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2017-A6274 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8323
Current Committee:
Assembly Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Ren §459-h to be §459-i, add §459-h, Soc Serv L; ren §3234 to be §3235, add §3234, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7630, S6169
2011-2012: A284, S983
2013-2014: A1773, S2077
2015-2016: A5866, S970
2019-2020: A6230, S2166
2021-2022: S3373
2023-2024: S1506
2025-2026: S1653

2017-A6274 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a domestic abuse hotline for teens; requires all high schools within the state to conduct an assembly on domestic abuse.

2017-A6274 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6274
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 1, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Children and Families
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services  law,  in  relation  to  creating  a
   domestic  abuse  hotline for teens; and to amend the education law, in
   relation to requiring a school assembly on domestic abuse

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Section 459-h of the social services law, as renumbered by
 chapter  428  of the laws of 2009, is renumbered section 459-i and a new
 section 459-h is added to read as follows:
   § 459-H. DOMESTIC ABUSE HOTLINE FOR TEENS.  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  THE
 OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY SERVICES SHALL ESTABLISH A TWENTY-FOUR
 HOUR DOMESTIC ABUSE HOTLINE FOR TEENS. THE HOTLINE SHALL BE A  TOLL-FREE
 NUMBER. THE LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT SHALL TAKE REASONABLE EFFORTS
 TO  INFORM  TEENS  LIVING  IN  THEIR DISTRICT OF THE AVAILABILITY OF THE
 HOTLINE.
   § 2.  Section 3234 of the education law, as renumbered by chapter  975
 of  the  laws of 1966, is renumbered section 3235 and a new section 3234
 is added to read as follows:
   § 3234. MANDATORY DOMESTIC ABUSE ASSEMBLY. EVERY  HIGH  SCHOOL  WITHIN
 THIS STATE SHALL ANNUALLY CONDUCT AN ASSEMBLY ON THE DANGERS OF DOMESTIC
 ABUSE.  THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH THE GUIDELINES AND CONTENT FOR
 THE ASSEMBLY. THE ASSEMBLY SHALL ALSO SUPPLY THE STUDENTS WITH THE TOLL-
 FREE NUMBER FOR THE DOMESTIC ABUSE HOTLINE FOR TEENS.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
 section  two  of  this  act shall apply to any school year commencing at
 least 30 days after such effective date.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07800-01-7

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